Are Americans Willing to Pay More for Products Made in the U.S.A.?
IAAPA News Hub: Coping with Supply Chain Challenges
SAC: Nominations Open for 2021 Advancing Consulting Awards
CLAREMONT, CA—The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC), a leading association of global consulting professionals, announced today that nominations are now open for its an annual award honoring two consultants who have advanced the profession in the previous year. The Corrie Shanahan Memorial Consulting Awards are named in [...]
Mass Customization & Personalization: Rising Trends
In our eBook Emerging Above & Beyond: 21 Insights for 2021 from Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Technology Executives, two technology executives discuss the critical importance of personalization. With the dramatic rise in e-commerce during the pandemic and experts agreeing that it will only accelerate, hyper-personalization has emerged as a [...]
Micro-fulfilment & Why It Matters
What is micro-fulfilment? Let's start with a definition of micro-fulfilment. It refers to small-scale distribution centers located closer to the end customer to address the issue associated with the last mile. These micro-fulfilment centers are often attached to local retail stores or contained in larger distribution centers. For example, [...]
SIOP: The Key to Scaling Successfully
According to an informal survey of manufacturers, distributors and healthcare executives, the #1 issue that is top of mind is how to scale successfully. Our clients are growing. For example, those in the building and construction products industry are experiencing significant growth fueled by the pandemic; those in e-commerce [...]
Cal Poly Pomona – TOM/EBZ News: Women In Supply Chain
Lisa Anderson featured in the EBZ Newsletter highlighting Women’s History Month. Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc. is an active Board of Directors member of the APICS Inland Empire chapter. She has held several different roles in operations and supply chain. Full [...]
NBC 2 WGRZ: Ever Given’ ship stuck in the Suez Canal cost the economy $400M an hour
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc. discusses the economical impact the stuck cargo ship had on the global economy. ### The Ever Given cargo ship was grounded in the Suez Canal for over six days, causing an enormous backup in one of the world’s major trade [...]